2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup
# 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup

The 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup was played in Vietnam from 28 May to 8 June 2008. It was won by North Korea.

## Seedings

The draw was held on 18 April 2008 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

* 1. China
* 2. Australia
* 3. North Korea
* 4. Japan
* 5. Chinese Taipei
* 6. South Korea
* 7. Thailand
* 8. Vietnam (host nation)

## Venues

The tournament was held entirely in the following two venues. Both are in Ho Chi Minh City.

* Thống Nhất Stadium
* Army Stadium

## Group stage

All times UTC+7

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |

## Knockout stage

All times UTC+7

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5 June | 5 June |
| North Korea | 3 |
| North Korea | 3 | 8 June | 8 June |
| Australia | 0 | 8 June | 8 June |
| Australia | 0 | North Korea | 2 |
| 5 June | 5 June | | North Korea | 2 |
| 5 June | 5 June | China | 1 |
| Japan | 1 | China | 1 |
| China | 3 | | |
| China | 3 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 8 June | 8 June |
| | | Australia | 0 |
| | | Japan | 3 |

## Awards

* 2008 AFC Women's Championship winners
* North Korea Third title

## Goalscorers

There were 57 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match.

7 goals

* Ri Kum-suk

4 goals

* Yuki Nagasato

2 goals

* Heather Garriock
* Lisa De Vanna
* Qu Feifei
* Wang Dandan
* Xu Yuan
* Park Hee-young
* Aya Miyama
* Homare Sawa
* Karina Maruyama
* Kozue Ando
* Rumi Utsugi
* Kim Kyong-hwa
* Ri Un-gyong

1 goal

* Clare Polkinghorne
* Ellyse Perry
* Jenna Tristram
* Bi Yan
* Han Duan
* Liu Sa
* Pu Wei
* Aya Sameshima
* Eriko Arakawa
* Michi Goto
* Tomoe Kato
* Cha Yun-hee
* Kim Soo-yun
* Kim Yu-mi
* Kim Yong-ae
* Ri Un-suk
* Ri Yong-ae
* Nisa Romyen
* Đoàn Thị Kim Chi

1 own goal

* Lee Hsiu-chin (against Japan)

### Tournament teams ranking

This table will show the ranking of teams throughout the tournament.

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | North Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 15 | Champions |
| 2 | China | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 9 | Third place |
| 4 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Vietnam (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 7 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
